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Post by daustin97222 on Jan 21, 2009 0:45:44 GMT -5
It doesn't run. 49" bar. Buying this saw would almost certainly cost me my marriage. Acres' site says: 100cc, and they quit making 'em in '60.  |
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Post by billg on Jan 21, 2009 1:47:31 GMT -5
It doesn't run. 49" bar. Buying this saw would almost certainly cost me my marriage. Acres' site says: 100cc, and they quit making 'em in '60. ............... If you do not want to buy the saw I do. Bill |
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jan 21, 2009 8:03:54 GMT -5
Very very nice looking saw! You'll regret it big time if you don't get this one.
Dan
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Post by OBR on Jan 21, 2009 15:48:52 GMT -5
daustin....WHERE ARE YOU I WANNA COME!?!?!?! lol. seriously man all these saws you are finding are the same ones I would LOVE to find. I vote pick her up...and then pick up something for the wife ;D
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jan 21, 2009 20:56:44 GMT -5
Oh yes. These are all sweet looking saws. Of them all though, the 9/26 is the cream. If no others, you'd better get it! 925 would be my second choice and the 17 ain't far behind.
Dan
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Post by OBR on Jan 21, 2009 22:34:04 GMT -5
I agree with Zip on the 925. No oil fill hole.
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Post by RandyMac on Jan 22, 2009 0:45:20 GMT -5
good to see the Dreadnaught class of Homelites being saved from the scrappers. Great job daustin
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Post by billg on Jan 22, 2009 2:46:45 GMT -5
If you do not want to buy the saw I do. Bill Bill, you seem to buy lots of old saws. Do you ever turn loose of any? You bet I do. I will gladly trade or sell saws. I would love that 9-26 as for the others they are good trading material going out. I want the 9-26 coming in. Bill |
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Post by billg on Jan 22, 2009 2:47:45 GMT -5
I should add. I am a gear drive nut. I like gear drive saws.
Bill
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jan 22, 2009 8:30:10 GMT -5
I agree with Zip on the 925. No oil fill hole. Yep. I've got to be more attentive. Too much eye candy at once and I get too excited! Odds are it doesn't have a thin-ring piston in it either. Better move that one off my number 2 spot on the list. Dan |
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Post by MCS on Jan 22, 2009 18:27:04 GMT -5
It would be nice to see the other side of the questionable 925  . When I first looked at the picture I noticed the plugged up hole but it didn't dawn on me that the rewind might not belong on that frame. The other side would provide us with the missing puzzle piece  Did anyone notice the four holes drilled in the carburetor air box |
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Post by daustin97222 on Jan 22, 2009 20:02:09 GMT -5
The ad says 925. Always happy to help: here's the other side (from his ad). He's asking $75 but it's just sitting there.  |
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jan 22, 2009 20:59:00 GMT -5
Definitely not a 925 cylinder. The bridged exhaust and plugged decomp are not what's on a 925. 925 cylinder has a totally open exhaust and no decomp, not even a plug.
Dan
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Post by daustin97222 on Jan 22, 2009 23:47:41 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
I can write to the seller (or you can) and tell him that it's not what he thinks that it is, or just let him dream on. Is it an XL98?
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Post by daustin97222 on Jan 23, 2009 1:30:41 GMT -5
Man! You Guys are sharp - that's all I'm gonna say about it. I found the saw - or rather what it REALLY is. It is an XL98D, if this picture is a guide. A concrete cutoff saw. The four extra holes are for the big air filter venturi! (or so it would seem) Here's the good news for a desperate 925 owner: from the information I can find, most of the parts fit both ways (925 - 98).  |
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Post by billg on Jan 23, 2009 2:15:41 GMT -5
I wonder if the seller looked at the pto end of the crank?
Bill
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jan 23, 2009 8:04:07 GMT -5
The XL 700/800/900 series was a natural evolution and had more permutations than even the C-series saws making proper identification of some of the used models almost impossible. On used saws, parts from different variants are easy to mix and when this happens there's always confusion over what the saw really is. The XL-98 demo saw variant just adds more complexity to the possibilities. The key features of a XL-925 are:
1. Thin ringed piston
2. Cylinder has open exhaust and no decomp
3. Vertically mounted manual oiler underneath rear handle
4. 3 piece electronic ignition on early models, 1 piece electronic ignition on later models
5. and of course and oil tank and auto oiler.
Other models had electronic ignitions, heck, I think even some variants of the XL-98 used the same cylinder. There's many other details, but in general, if a saw that claims to be a XL-925 has these features, then its safe enough to say it is a XL-925.
Dan
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Post by daustin97222 on Jan 23, 2009 14:36:39 GMT -5
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Post by MCS on Jan 23, 2009 20:24:15 GMT -5
Doug, You have to start leaving your camera in the car when you visit these places so we don't have to put up with all the teasing The best I can find of the older Homelites is a C now and then and some 12's and SXL. Gear drives are nowhere to be found in MN. I did find a pretty nice 750 though. Look at those dogs  It is a great cure for CAD too ;D  |
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Post by RandyMac on Jan 24, 2009 0:13:44 GMT -5
And they are the right side up.
Hey there Eric!!!
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